Archive for February, 2008

• Beans and Cabbage Recipes

  Date: 2008.02.05 | Category: Indian Recipes | Response: 0

  Quick beans
  Ingredients: – :- 200grams beans, 1 green chilly, 1 table spoon oil, 1 pinch mustard, 1 pinch urad dal, few curry leaves, 1/4 cup shredded coconut, 1 small onion and salt to taste.
  Preparation time: – 10 minutes     Serves: – 2

  HOW TO PREPARE: -Chop the onion and chilly into tiny pieces. Cut the beans into small pieces. Take a frying pan and pour the oil and bring to heat. Add the urad dal and mustard and let it crackle. Then add the chilly, curry leaves and let it crackle too. Add the onions and sauté till the onions turn soft and then put the beans in. Sauté at regular intervals and sprinkle a little water and keep cooking. After the beans are nearly cooked add the salt and sauté. Finally, add the coconut and sauté and switch off the flame.
  Quick cabbage
  Ingredients : -200grams cabbage, 2 green chillies, 1 table spoon oil, 1 pinch mustard, 1 pinch urad dal, few curry leaves, 1/4 cup shredded coconut, 1 small onion and salt to taste.

  Preparation time: – 10 minutes      Serves: – 2

  HOW TO PREPARE: -Chop the onion and chilly into tiny pieces. Grate the cabbage. Take a frying pan and pour the oil and bring to heat. Add the urad dal and mustard and let it crackle. Then add the chilly, curry leaves and let it crackle too. Add the onions and sauté till the onions turn soft and then put the cabbage in. Sauté at regular intervals and sprinkle a little water and keep cooking. After the cabbage is nearly cooked add the salt and sauté. Finally, add the coconut and sauté and switch off the flame.
  Brinjal fry
  Ingredients : – :- 1 big brinjal, 1 teaspoon turmeric, 2 teaspoons red chilly powder, oil to fry, 1 teaspoon corn flour powder and salt to taste.

  Preparation time: – 5 minutes    Serves: – 2

  HOW TO PREPARE: Take a bowl of water and add 2 teaspoons of salt and stir well and keep it aside. Next cut the brinjal into thin circles. Put it in the saline solution. Brinjals tend to have worms and this solution will get all the worms out. Then drain all the water. Add the turmeric, red chilly powder and salt. Mix it well and let it marinate for a while. Just before frying the brinjal add the cornflower and mix it well. Take a frying pan pour some oil and then deep fry it until the crumbs become crunchy.

• Stuffed paneer

  Date: 2008.02.01 | Category: Indian Recipes | Response: 0

  Ingredients : – 6 large tomatoes, 2 medium sized potatoes, 1/2 cup green peas, 1 cup grated paneer, 1 teaspoon red chilly powder, 1 pinch turmeric, 1/2 teaspoon garam masala powder, 1/4 teaspoon mango powder,, 1/2 teaspoon mustard, 1/2teaspoon cumin seeds, 1/2 teaspoon aniseed(saunf), 3 table spoons oil and salt to taste.

  Preparation time : – 10 minutes     Serves : – 2

  HOW TO PREPARE: РBoil the potatoes, peel them and mash them. Take a frying pan and pour 1 tablespoon oil. Bring to heat and add the mustard let it crackle. Follow this with the aniseed and cumin seeds, saut̩ till they turn golden brown. Add the turmeric, red chilly powder, garam masala (hot spice mix) and salt to taste. Put in the mashed potatoes and green peas and cook briefly and remove from flame. Add the grated paneer to the mixture and mix it all up. Cut the top of tomatoes and with the help of a spoon scoop out the entire pulp. Now fill each tomato with the mixture we just made. Now take another pan and pour the remaining oil and bring to heat. Now place all the tomatoes inside the pan and cook till the tomatoes are cooked. Garnish with fried cashews and fresh coriander and serve.